Song Dynasty

Chapter 23 Heavenly King
By the fourth day of the siege of the Huaixi military treasury in Pingyuan Town, the reinforcements had not yet arrived.

This is also the fifth day since Wang Shen traveled to the Southern Song Dynasty.

During these five days, he was always struggling on the line of life and death, never resting for a moment, and was in a state of high mental tension.This is already the case for a strong-minded modern person, let alone those heavy soldiers.

The zero-casualty battle has greatly tempered the troops. In the past, these more than 200 people were either logistics garbage troops or honest and honest civilians.After four days of fierce fighting, his energy and spirit were like a newly sharpened sword, showing an aggressive aura, completely lacking the cowardly and cowardly appearance he had at the beginning.

If they go through a few more bloody battles like this, they might really train an elite team.It can be seen that the army is a beast that needs to be constantly fed with battles and victories, otherwise, even a tiger will become a domestic cat.

It's just that manpower is sometimes poor, and the divine arm bow is extremely powerful, has a long range and strong penetrating power, and it is impossible to wind it with only two hands.When using it, you need to pedal on the top ring, use your waist to open the bow, and use the principle of levers and pulleys.

After three days of non-stop fighting, many of the soldiers had their fingers cut by the bowstring and wrapped in cloth strips, and some of them were so painful that they couldn't straighten their backs.Additionally, more than thirty ballistas were damaged from overuse.

Material problems are trivial matters. Wang Shen and Lu Can promised that they only need to guard the treasury for one day, and the reinforcements will return.It's the fourth day now, and Li Qiong's main force hasn't arrived yet.The soldiers found that the zero-casualty battle was very simple, and it was simply a highly entertaining game, and everyone played happily.

They have seen Wang Shen's methods in the past few days, and they have a kind of blind trust and even worship for this general.I feel that as long as Deputy Commander Wang is present, everyone will not be injured or killed, and no matter how many enemies there are, it will not be difficult to win this victory.

But I'm afraid that they will recall it, and their morale will collapse and even internal strife.

According to the art of war, do not defend a city without help.If there is no reinforcements, no matter how strong the defenders are, they will be dead after all.

The soldiers are alright. Gu Lie, who has a grumpy and surly face, is getting more and more gloomy, like a cumulonimbus cloud above his head. You don't know when he will explode into thunder.Fortunately, this guy also knew that there was no point in arguing with Wang Shen now. After Lu Can's persuasion, he held back and let Wang Shen secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

The rebel army left more than 1000 corpses in front of the battle. Every time the battle was over, some soldiers rushed over to grope for belongings on the dead, and everyone made a small fortune.After the fight, as the corpse began to rot, flies were everywhere all the time, and the stench made people cry, no one thought about it anymore.He had no choice but to cover his mouth and nose with a sackcloth, and took the initiative to send someone over to contact the bandit army, asking them to send someone over to collect the corpse.

The thieves were probably stink too badly, and so many corpses piled up in front of the battle also affected the attack. Every evening, they would have a truce with the supply camp for half an hour to bury their dead companions.

The rain hadn't come down yet, it hadn't rained for more than half a year, the summer heat had accumulated a lot of moisture, the dark clouds in the sky were even darker, and the air was still stagnant, like a boulder pressing on Wang Shen's heart.

"Why haven't the reinforcements come yet? Pingyuan Town is the hub of the Huaixi Army's logistics supply line. Once it is cut off by Li Yu, there will be a shortage of food in Chuzhou, and the main force of the Huaixi Army will be unstable. Li Qiong actually let it go, could it be Isn't he afraid of Liu Guangshi's military law? It's unreasonable, unreasonable..."

Although Wang Shen has the foresight of a traverser, this battle has only been briefly mentioned in the history books, and the Kuang Suzhong Battalion is just a small combat unit in the Huaixi Army, and the information at hand is limited.For him, the entire Huaixi and Huaibei battlefields seemed to be covered by these dark clouds above his head.

"If Li Qiong doesn't come here, I won't be here for long. At that time, am I really going to die here?" A wry smile appeared on his face: "It doesn't matter if I die, but it's a pity that An Niang and Yue Yun..."

He dared not think about it any longer.

"Quack..." The smell of blood not only attracted a large number of flies, but also swarms of crows.These flat-haired beasts kept falling to the roof of the treasury, and then flew up again and again, making people tighten their hearts.

In addition to the crow, a golden eagle also came.The golden beast stopped on the top of the horse post in the distance, and looked over coldly, as if looking at a dead person.

Wang Shen couldn't stand the cold eyes, raised his bow, and shot at it.

The eagle also knew the opportunity, seeing Wang Shen raised his hand, it jumped into the sky and flew away.

"Dao Si is very good at archery, every arrow is sure to hit, why did he miss today?" Lu Can walked over, he was very dirty, his cloth shoes had already been blackened by the human blood flowing down the terrain, and walked There was a slight "rustling" sound when driving, and fine black powder fell.

Wang Shen smiled bitterly: "It's boring!"

"Yes, everyone is tired and doesn't have much strength." Lu Can sighed softly: "The defenders haven't arrived yet, so it seems that there is no hope."

Wang Shen felt bitter in his heart and kept silent.

It took two people to hear Lu Can's voice, and said: "It's been four days. It seems that Li Qiong doesn't want to send troops. We killed his nephew Yi Jie, and Li Qiong wanted to kill him with a knife through the hands of the bandits. Pingyuan Town How important is it that he disregarded the overall situation for the sake of personal hatred, villain!"

Wang Shen hesitated: "How about..."

Lu Can shook his head: "I can't withdraw. If I withdraw, the whole line will be shaken. At that time, Uncle Liu Ping's military law will not spare me. Dao Si, do you know why I killed you the day you first arrived in Pingyuan Town?"

Wang Shen: "Naturally, if the soldiers of the supply battalion were informed of the attack by Li Yu's army, their morale would be shaken and the treasury would not be able to hold. Once Pingyuan Town was lost, the Huaixi Army was taken from the rear, and this battle would be impossible. "

"Yes, Dao Si was wronged." Lu Can said with guilt on his face: "Fortunately, we have been guarding for four days, even if Li Qiong wants to kill us. Uncle Liu Ping must not be able to hide such a big move by the bandit army. If you want to come to Chuzhou, there will be some There are countermeasures. Yes, we may all die, but it will be worth it."

Speaking of this, he has a serious face: "One hundred years of life, one autumn of grass and trees, anyone has to leave. Rather than growing old in a sick bed, it is better to have a vigorous one, so it is not in vain to come to this world. Dao Si, What a pleasure to get to know a hero like you!"

After that, he stretched out his hand.

As soon as Wang Shen shook hands with him, he saw tears flickering in Lu Can's eyes.

There was a sudden sourness in my heart, and something unspeakable surged up.

Loudly said: "Zi Yu, I am also very glad to meet you."

The big eagle in the sky screamed and screamed, stretched its long wings, and rode the hot wind in late summer to circle and glide in the sky on the battlefield, like a battle-torn banner.

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The golden eagle is still flying in the sky, all the way to the west.

After gliding for about ten miles, a cold wind hit, and the thermal updraft disappeared suddenly.

In front is a high ridge of soil, about several miles long, which suddenly rises from a piece of flat land. Needless to say, it is naturally a water diversion channel built in the early years.

It was a suitable place to rest. The eagle looked at the direction and slowly descended towards the top of the canal.

At this moment, behind the high ditch, a large black procession suddenly appeared in its eagle eyes.

There are at least 500 people, all of whom are strong and strong.They all sat neatly on the ground, square, like a huge block of tofu.

On the left side of the big man's body is an armor bag, and on the right side is a war horse kneeling and resting on the ground.

Horse lances were inserted into the ground densely, and the blades on the lances gleamed, forming a metal forest.

Needless to say, this is an extremely elite cavalry unit.No one spoke, only the whistling of the wind blowing over the ditch.

What was brighter than the blade on the spear was the eyes of the soldiers. Three hundred warriors raised their heads at the same time when they heard the chirping of the eagle.

As if stabbed into the body by countless sharp knives, the golden eagle's body swayed in the air.It was aware of the danger and didn't dare to stay any longer. It flapped its wings and flew away in panic.

There was a big tree on the canal. Unlike the brave soldiers below, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe stood under the tree, looking anxiously into the distance.

Beside him, the two heavily armed soldiers had the same expression.

"Why don't you come back, why don't you come back? It's absurd, it's absurd..." The scribe kept rubbing his hands, and said to himself: "If the king of heaven has something good or bad, how should I explain it, how should I explain it?"

The long grass on the slope in front moved suddenly, and the two guards drew out their bows at the same time, put on their arrows and shouted: "Who is it, come out!"

"It's me." A voice came from the grass, although it was not loud, it was unusually thick, and it made people's blood flutter.

"Heavenly King!" Not only the two guards, but even the scribe exclaimed in surprise.

"I'm back, haha, I kept you waiting." The long grass parted to the two sides, and the three of them came up from the inside, dripping with sweat.

All three were dressed in rags, carried sticks, and looked like peasants.

The man in the lead was in his early forties and was not tall, only about 1.7 meters ten in modern society.Not as strong as the cavalry under the ditch.However, although he is thin, he is not weak.The bare arms are full of muscles, which look like steel and iron bones.

The scribe hurriedly took a long gown from the guard and put it on the middle-aged man, saying incessantly, "Heavenly King, you are so confused! How can you learn how to work like a man and sneak into Li Yu's army? You are a fierce soldier." Zhan Wei, if there is something wrong with you, me, me, me, how should I explain to everyone?"

As he spoke, his voice was choked up.

The man named Tianwang put on his clothes, wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "Tao Zisi, don't act like your dead parents. I, Li Cheng, don't want to flatter you. I don’t care about anything. By the way, I used to be the envoy of Zhao Jiuzhao’s official family in the Song Dynasty, but now, I’m a traitor.”

The person named Tao Zisi saw that Li Cheng had admitted that he was a traitor, and he looked embarrassed: "Heavenly King, this, this...you are the leader of the first army, if something happens to you, so many brothers Paoze will be lost."

"I can't die. Someone who can kill me, Li Cheng, hasn't been born yet! Even if they find out who I am, can those ten thousand thieves still be able to keep me?" Li Chenghao laughed dryly, Sitting down on a rock next to him, he took the tea handed over by Tao Zisi and gulped it down: "Sharp!"

Tao Zisi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the king of heaven is an immeasurable tiger, even if some bearded Li Yu thieves recognize you, so what? How?"

Li Cheng handed the tea bowl to Tao Zisi, and slapped his thigh: "Interesting, this battle is so fucking interesting, it's an eye-opener."

(End of this chapter)